Mysterous Vintage Coffee Machine From Soviet Union
Posted on 26th July, 2009 by Albert T.Coffee machines | 5 Comments

Old attics are great because they tend to contain mysterious old things. And that is just the case here. Not so long ago we came across an old coffee/espresso machine produced in the Soviet Union in 1970. We’re not fully sure how this thing works, but we assume that when the water was heated up, the steam forced the water though a small tube to the portafilter and from there into the cup. We haven’t tried to make coffee with it yet, we need to run a few tests on its electrical wiring so it doesn’t explode in our face or doesn’t create a blackout for the whole block. However, here are some pictures of what this machine looks like. When I first saw it, my jaw nearly dropped to the floor. Also, it kind of reminds me the microscopes we used back in the days in primary school in science classes (they were also produced in the Soviet Union).
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